Lauda Europe—the new incarnation of Ryanair’s Austrian carrier Laudamotion, which is to relinquish its Austrian AOC—operated its first flight under its Maltese AOC on Sept. 11.
The Swiss Parliament has approved a CHF 150 million ($165 million) equity contribution to support air navigation service provider (ANSP) Skyguide, which has experienced a “massive decline” in income because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
International Airlines Group (IAG) has revised down its expected 2020 capacity from 59% lower than 2019 levels to now 63% lower, blaming dampened booking activity on travel restrictions and quarantine requirements.
Charles Bolden, a retired U.S. Marine Corps major general, former NASA administrator and four-time shuttle astronaut, has been selected to receive the National Aeronautic Association’s (NAA) 2020 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy.
Air New Zealand plans to ground its Boeing 777-300ERs until at least September 2021, extending its estimate of how long these aircraft will be out of service.
Uncertainty over travel restrictions and quarantine rules are causing “stagnation” in the market and could lead to “lasting damage to Denmark’s connectivity to the world,” a senior figure at Copenhagen Airports A/S has warned.
The aerospace arm of ST Engineering is ramping up its Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) capabilities at its Guangzhou, China, and San Antonio, Texas, facilities as the MRO reacts to the demand for air cargo capacity resulting from the COVID-19 crisis.
The airport serving the city at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic, Wuhan Tianhe International (WUH), will reintroduce international services on Sept. 16.
Ryanair will close its base at Düsseldorf International Airport in Germany as the market becomes increasingly pessimistic about the prospects for summer 2021
American Airlines is in talks with Boeing to potentially defer 18 737 MAX aircraft scheduled for delivery in 2021, as the airline looks to conserve cash amid the extended industry downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
When the effects of the spread of the novel coronavirus hit the U.S. defense industry six months ago, hundreds of companies shuttered. Now the tide is slowly turning, with 30 defense suppliers that remain closed. Now the tide is slowly turning, with 30 defense suppliers that remain closed.
Ryanair Holdings Group CEO Michael O’Leary has said he is now anticipating just 50 million passengers for fiscal 2020-21, two-thirds fewer than the 149 million passengers carried by the Irish LCC in 2019-20.
Virgin Australia confirmed plans to keep 56 of its Boeing 737s when it exits the administration process, which means it will cut almost 30 aircraft from its narrowbody fleet compared to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels.
Wary of the current lack of air cargo capacity, IATA has urged the freight industry, governments and public health agencies to work together to prepare the transportation of COVID-19 vaccines around the world if and when they become available.
A lack of “clear information” from Boeing on the return of the 737 MAX is hampering Ethiopian Airlines’ ability to make decisions on its future narrowbody fleet as it studies the Airbus A220, according to the flag-carrier’s CEO Tewolde Gebremariam.
